Hinge



May 14, 1940. s. B. ATWOOD HINGE Filed Sept. 23, 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet l May 14, 1940.

S. B. ATWOOD HINGE Filed Sept. 23. 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 f M K 4 4 z 1 Wm 7 Patented May 14, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE v.

HINGE sewn. Atwood, Rockford, 111. Application September 23, 1937, Serial No. 165,274

r 20 Claims;

This invention relates to an improved hinge especially designed and adapted for use as an automobile deck hinge, but, of course, suited'for other purposes wherever similar requirements are presented.

, there was invariably a certain amount of diffnrence between the curvature of a lid and the .urvature of the deck for which the pintle type hinges made right and left hand to. fit the oppositeslopes on a lid could not compensate. As a result, despite the usual care in assembling the lid on the car, there was almost invariably enough misalignment of the pintles to impose v appreciable resistance to raising and lowering of the lid, and in aggravatedcases the misalignment would cause a buckling of the sheet metal on the deck and eventually the hinges wouldv work loose and the lid would develop a rattle.

It is the principal object of my invention to provide a ball-'and-socket type deck hinge which not only eliminates the problem of pintle alignment .and the objectionable features that were mentioned in that connection, but also obviates the necessity for making rights and lefts, inasmuch as the two hinges when constructed as herein disclosed, can and will be identical.

A further object is to provide av hinge of cheaper but stronger construction than the pintle type deck hinges heretofore provided, which were usually of die cast construction, the present hinge having the main body part of the socket member of heavy stamped sheet metal construction adapted to be enclosed within a thin ornamental sheet metal cover, suitably plated for good appearance and to endure under service conditions. The socket body member may be of one-piece or twopiece construction.

Still another object is to provide in connection with the ball head member of the hinge a guard to protect the ball and socket fromentrance of rainand sleet, the guard being a sheet metal stamping'forkedat its lower end to fit a slotted portion of the shank of the ball headmember so as tobe clamped in place when the ball .head

member is fastened by its retaining nut threaded on; the shank.

Another obiectis provide a. combination pintie and ball-and-socket type hinge in which the pintle, however, serves merely to secure the socket member to the ball head and the ball head is free to swivel relative, thereto through a sufficient angularity in all directions to meet the service requirements of a deck hinge and permit use of the same hinge on the right or left hand side.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a fragmentary side viewoi the rear deck portion of an automobile, showing the lidequipped with hinges made in accordance with my invention;

' Fig. 2 is av section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, with an intermediate portion of. the section broken away to permit the two deck hinges to be shown in the one view on a larger scale than would otherwise be permitted; l

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section through one of the hinges, illustrating also the mode of fastening to the body and lid;

Fig. 4 is a plan View of Fig. 3; I

' Fig. 5 is a horizontal section taken generally on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3; v

Fig. 6 is. a sectional-detail on the line 6-6 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 7 is a sectional detail on the line 'l-'I of Fig. 5;

Fig. 8 is a longitudinal section similar to Fig. 3, but showing another hinge construction;

Fig. 9 is a plan viewof Fig. 8;

Fig. 10 is still another longitudinal section similar to Fig. 3 showing another modification;

Fig. 11 is a plan View of Fig. 10, and

Fig. 12 is a sectional detail on the line 12-12 of Fig. 10.

- Similar reference numerals are applied to corresponding parts throughout the views.

Referring first to Figs. 1 to 7, the numeral [3 in Fig. 1 designates aportion of the luggage compartment of an automobile, the top Id of which is commonly referred to as the deck. Hi is the lid or door for the luggage compartment, commonly hinged to swing upwardly in opening, its. hinges being known as deck hinges because of the fact that they are mounted on the deck M. The deck hinges IE of my invention are of the 'ball-and-socket type and comprise ball head members 1.1 mounted on the body, and socket. membersv l8 mounted on the lid. A reenforcing' channel. member 19 in the body under the: deck M. has the threaded shank 20 of the ball head member ll entered through a hole 21 therein and fastened in placev with a nut. and washer, as-indicated at 2:2, The. cylindrical. shank 20 is slotted at 23 on diametrically opposite sides in spaced relation to the ball head 24, and the forked end 25 of a sheet metal guard 26 fits on this slotted portion of the shank and is drawn down against the deck l4 as the nut 22 is tightened. Thus, both the ball head member l7 and guard 25 are anchored tightly at the same time by the tightening of one nut. The channel I9 has an extension on the back thereof formed to channel-shaped cross-section, as indicated at 21, and the down-turned flange 28 on the front edge of the reenforcing member 29 on the inside of the lid l5 projects into this channel when the lid is closed, in the manner shown in Fig. 3. If desired, a rubber sealing strip may be placed in the channel 27 for engagement with and compression by the flange 26 to seal the luggage compartment and make it substantially weather tight and water tight. The reenforcement 29 has holes 30 therein through which studs 3| project from the attaching shank 3-2 of the socket member l8, and

nuts 33 along with washers therefor are appliedto the threaded end of these studs to fasten the socket member to the lid l5. The socket member l8 is-made from a single piece of sheet metal blanked and-formed between dies to provide a socket 34 in the bifurcated end 35 for reception of the-ball head 24. In the formation of the socket 34, the sheet metal blank goes through several operations to give the end 35 a generally channel or trough shape diminishing in height rearwardly from the socket 34 toward the flat attaching portion 32, as illustrated in Fig. 3. The slot 36 is something incidental to the process of forming the socket end of the member, and this slot comes in the web of the channel, but a rivet 31 extending transversely from side to side of the channel adjacent the inner end of the slot adds enough strength and rigidity so that there is no likelihood of the socket portions spreading apart. The front end of the channel is open, as at 38, just enough to provide operating clearance for the shank 20 of the ball head member in the turning of the socket member relative to the ball head 24. By pressing the side walls of the channeled end of the socket member inwardly, as at 39, behind the socket 34, I further confine the ball head 24 and prevent inward displacement thereof, as indicated in Fig. 5. This narrow channel formation between the socket formation in front and the wider channel formation to the rear adds greatly to the stiffness and strength of the socket member [8, particularly with the rivet 3! reenforcing it. The socket member I 8 can be of any suitable heavy sheet metal stock and can be used without plating or otherwise enhancing the appearance thereof, inasmuch as a cover40 of thin sheet metal is provided to enclose it, the cover being given any suitable or preferred ornamental design and configuration and being suitably plated for good appearance. The cover 40 can be secured to the socket member It in any suitable or preferred manner, although, as indicated in Fig. 7, I have shown the channel formation on the marginal.

edges of the cover, as at 4|, to fit the edges of the flat attaching portion 32 of the socket member. It is obvious that the channel 4| will be partially formed in the original forming of the cover 40 and that the outer flange of the channel is bent inwardly after the socket member is inserted, whereby to fasten the parts together permanently.

In operation, it is evident that two identical hinges of this, construction can be used for hingedly mounting the lid IS on the deck I 4 of the luggage compartment 13, because it is immaterial Whether the longitudinal axis of the ball head member I7 is inclined to the left, as at a.b, or to the right, as at c-d, in Fig. 2. That is, there is no diiference in construction of the hinges to be used on the right and left sides of the lid, whereas heretofore the right-hand hinge was made to fit the one slope and the left-hand hinge was made to fit the opposite slope of the lid and deck. Furthermore, whereas the pintle hinges made especially for right or left hand usage frequently were caused to bind by reason of some slight run-out from standard specifications in the transverse curvature of the lid or deck, the

present hinges operate easily and have no tendency to bind regardless of difierences in transverse curvature of the lid and deck, because of the fact that the socket members l8 mounted on the lid can be placed in planes at various angles with respect to the shanks 20 of the ball head members I"! mounted on the body. The extent to which the socket members may be inclined one way or the other from right anglerelationship to the lines a-b and 0-11 is determined, of

course by the width of the slots 38, and it is apparent from an inspection of Fig. 2 where the shanks 20 are shown in spaced relation to opposite sides of these slots in the socket members [8 that there is no danger of either ofthe hinges binding 'or scraping as a result of the normal amount of deviation in transverse curvature of the lid, or deck, whereas, if pintle hinges were used, it is clear that a slight deviation in trans 'verse curvature would be sufiicient to set up a binding action on the pintles, due to their being thrown out of alignment. Each hinge of my invention determines only one point of suspension, and the two points determine a line a:--y, which is the hinging axis of the lid. Manifestly, with the two ball-and-socket hinges, thereis no possibility of binding, because there is eliminated the necessity for accurate lineal alignment of two 1 hinge pintles. That is to say, a shifting one way or the other of the center of one of the ball heads 24 from a predetermined line joining the centers of the two ball heads merely shifts the hinging axis to that extent without setting up a binding action. The assembling lids on cars on the assembly line is therefore greatly facilitated andthe operation of the lids is at the same time greatly improved, and since binding is eliminated, it goes withoutsaying that wear in the hinges is proportionately diminished and there is therefore less likelihood of the lids developing rattles when the cars have been in service for some time. The guard 26 covering the front end of each hinge not only conceals the slot 3 8 and the portion of the ball head that would otherwise be exposed through this slot, so that a better appearance is obtained, but shields the hinges against down-wash of dirt, grit, water, and sleet off the deckv I4 so that lubrication of the hinges will not be impaired and there will be less danger on the covers 40 will not be scratched or marred by rubbing contact with the guards 26. The stamped sheet metal construction is just as cheap, ifnot cheaper, than the die-cast construcprocess of forming the socket member from a tions previously used, and is much stronger and more durable.

Figs. 8 and 9 illustrate another deck hinge construction inwhich the ball head member 11a has the ball head 24a on the end of an elbow or gooseneck 42 formed on the upper end of the shank 2011 over the deck I4. Thesocket member l8a in this case is of two-piece construction, thepiece 4,3 which provides the main part of the attaching shank 32a being bent upwardly near itssocket end, as at M, toward the socket 34a for which'it provides the lower half 45 in'the bifurcated end thereof. The slot 46 between the halves of the socket portion 45 receives the elbow or gooseneck portion 42 of the shank and permits about of lid movement. The other piece 4'! of the socket member laais arranged toha've its shank portion riveted or'otherwise suitably secured, as at 48, to the main body part 43, and the outer end. t9 thereof is formed to a substantially semispheroidal shape to provide the upper half of the socket 340.. Between the socket portion 49 and attaching shank portion of the part 41, the piece is given a channel formation, as indicated at 50, for added strength and stiffness. The tapped holes M in the attaching shank portion of the socket member Hill are adapted-to receive the fastening screws or bolts for fastening the hinge tothe lid. The cover 40a will in general correspond to the cover 40 on the other hinge. The operation of this hinge will be substantially the same as'the other hinge, but it is apparent that by virtue of the elbow :or gooseneck formation of the ball head shanks, several advantages are de rived, the principal one being that the front ends of the hinges are substantially closed and therefore give a better appearance and at the same time eliminate-the necessity for the guards 26. Of course, some modified form of guards similar to the guards 26 might still be provided to keep the space under the front ends of the hinges clear of dirt or sleet, although it is not believed that such precautions are necessary with this construction. Another advantage derived with the gooseneck formation of the ball head shanks is that there is no. necessity for as great accuracy in the location of the bolt holes on the lid and body, and if the bolt holes on the lid do not happen to line up accurately with the related bolt hole on the body, the shank 20a being in offset relation to the ball head 24a and being rotatable will permit the ball hea'd24a to assume the desired position to the right or left with respect to the center of the shank 20a to compensate 'for the wear, and thus the hinge will operate without any unnecessary side pressure of the ball head in the socket and the lid will accordingly Work that much easier. Wear will accordingly be eliminated so that rattles are not apt to arise.

In Figs. 10 to l2l is shown still another hinge which resembles the first hinge from the standpoint that its socket member IBbis of one-piece construction but resembles the second hinge of- Figs. 8 and 9 from the standpoint that the ball in the opposed halves of the bifurcated portion 35b and has its ends upset, as shown in Fig. 12,

to permanently assemble the parts together- The socket 34b is provided in the bifurcated portion 351), The slot 36b whichis incidental tothe single piece of flat sheet metal does not involve any weakening of the socket member, in view of the rivet 3Tb, which prevents spreading apart of the two halves of the socket. Since the hole 52 through the ball head 24b considerably larger in diameter than the rivet 311), there is ample clearance leftto permit lateral oscillation ofthe ball head relative to the socket. In other words, eventhough the rivets 311) on the two hinges or a lid will in actual operation be disposed in angular relation toone another, the hinges will still operate as ball-and-socket hinges similarly as the hinges previously described. The tapped holes 51 in the attaching shank portion of the socket member Hib will receive the threaded ends of bolts or screws for fastening the hinges to the lid. The cover 40b on each socket member corresponds generally to the covers 40 and 40a, previously described. Thesame general advantages are obtained with a hinge of this design as with the hinge of Figs. 8 and 9.

It is believed the foregoing description. conveys a good understanding of the'objects and advantages of my invention. The appended claims are .drawn with a view to covering all legitimate modifications and adaptations.

I claim:

1. In an automobile having a transversely curved body portion and a lid to be hingedly mounted thereon and having a corresponding transverse curvature on the outside thereof, a pair of hinges providing atwo-point support for the lid on the body comprising a pair of substantially identical spherical heads in laterally spaced relation on said body portion having attaching shanks extending downwardly therefrom to the body portion securing the heads to said body portion,-said shanks being each substantially normal to the body portion and extending in outwardly diverging relation to one another because of the body curvature, and a pair of substantially identical socket members secured to the curved outside of the lid in laterally spaced relation and having the aforesaid spherical heads swivelled in the sockets thereof with more than ordinary operating clearance allowance relative to the attaching shanks, whereby said lid is free to swing about a substantially horizontal straight line through the centers of said heads as an axis.

, 2. In an automobile having a transversely curved body portion and .a lid to be hingedly mounted thereon and having a corresponding transverse curvature on the outside thereof, a pair 'of ball-and-socket hinges hingedly mount-. ing the lid on the body portion, the hinges each comprising a socket member affixed to the lid and projecting from the edge of the lid in substantially parallel relation to a surface on the adjacent body portion and terminating in a socket portion, and a ball head member affixed to the bodyportion in spaced relation to the lid and projecting from the body portion and swivelled inthe socket portion in the end of the socketmember with more than ordinary operat ing clearance allowance relative to the attaching shanks, the interfitting ball and socket of each hinge determining a point of suspension for the lid, whereby said, lid is free to swing about a substantially horizontal straight line through the centers of the ball heads as an axis.

3. In an automobile having a transversely curved body portion and'a lid to be hingedly mounted thereon and having a corresponding transverse, ,curvature, on the, outside thereof, .a

pair of baILand-socket hinges hingedly mounting the lid on the body portion, the hinges being exteriorly mounted on the body portion and each comprising a socket member afiixed. to the outside of the lid and projecting from the edge of the lid over the adjacent body portion and terminating in a socket portion, a ball head member aifixed to the body portion in spaced relation to the lid and projecting fromthe body portion and swivelled in the socket portion in the end ofthe socket member, the interfitting ball and socket of each hinge determining a point of suspension for the lid, whereby said lid is free to swing about a substantially horizontal straight line through the centers of'the ball heads as an axis, the front ends of said socket members having substantially vertical slots provided therein for reception of the portions of the ball head members below the ball heads in the opening of the lid, and a dirt and weather guard stationary with the ball head member and extending upwardly from the body portion in front of the slotted portion of the socket member, substantially as and for the purpose described.

4. In an automobile having a transversely curved body portion and a lid to be hingedly mounted thereon and having a corresponding transverse curvature on the outside thereof, a pair of ball-and-socket hinges hingedly mounting the lid on the body portion, the hinges being exteriorly mounted on the body portion and each comprising a socket member afiixed to the outside of the lid and projecting from the edge of the lid over the adjacent body portion and terminating in a socket portion, a ball head member affixed to the body portion in spaced relation to the lid and projecting from the body portion and swivelled in the socket portion in the end of the socket member, the interfitting ball and socket of each hinge determining a point of suspension for the lid, whereby said lid is free to swing about a substantially horizontal straight line through the centers of the ball heads as an axis, and a dirt and weather guard stationary with the ball head and extending upwardly from the body portion in front of the end of the socket member, the guard being spaced from the ball head to leave working clearancetherebetween for the end of the socket member in the opening and closing of the lid. 1

5. A hinge suitable for a liftable closure comprising a ball head member adapted to be affixed to a support next to the closure with the ball head disposed in elevated relation to thetop of the support, a socket member comprising an attaching portion adapted to be secured on top of said closure and a socket portion extending fromone end thereof and enclosing the top and sides of the ball head, the ball head having a swivel fit in the socket portion, the socket portion having a substantially vertical slot provided in the wall thereof at the extremity of the socket member to be entered by that portion-of the ball head member below the ball head when the closure is raised, and a dirt and weather guard fixedto the support and extending upwardly therefrom in closely spaced relation to the ball head and covering said slot while permitting free movement of the end of the socket end of the member relative thereto in the raising and lowering of said closure.

6. A hinge suitable for a liftable closure comprising a ball head member adapted to be aflixed to a support next to the closure with the ball head disposed in elevated relationto the top of the support, a socket member comprising an attach ing portion adapted to be secured on top of said closure and a socket portion extending from one,

end thereof and enclosing 'the'top and sides of the ball head, the ballhead having a swivelfit in the socket portion, and, a curved dirt and weather guard member fixed to said support and extending in substantially concentric relation to the ball headupwardly from the support around the socket end of the socket member and in closely spaced relation thereto.

fit in the socket portion, the ball head member having a threaded shank adapted to receive a nut threaded thereon from below the support,-

the shank being cut away on opposite sides thereof below the ball head and above the plane of the top of said support, anda guard having a forked attaching portion fitting on the shank in said cut-away portion whereby to be clamped on said support in the fastening of the ball head member by said nut, said guard having a portion extending upwardly from said support and partially enclosing the socket end of the socket member.

8. In a hinge of the character described, the combination of a ,ball head member comprising an upright attaching shank terminating in a ball head at its upper end, and a sheet metal socket member in substantially right-angle relation to the attaching shank of the ball head member in the closed position of the hinged members comprising a flat attaching portion having one end formed to invertedsubstantially channel-shaped cross-section, a portion of the channel-shaped end being further formed to provide a downwardly opening spheroidal socket receiving the aforesaid ball head, the socket being open on the open side of the channel formation for projection of the-attaching shank of the ball head member from the socket and said socket'being so formed in relation to said ball head and its,

attaching shank to permit relative pivotal movement between said members substantially to coextensive relation.

9. In a hinge of the character described, the combination of a ball head member comprising an attaching shank terminating in a ball head, and a sheet metal socket member comprising a flat attaching portion having one end formed to a substantially channel-shaped cross-section, a portion of the channel-shaped end being further formed to provide a spheroidal socket receiving the aforesaid ,ball head, the socket being open on the open side of the channel formation for projection of the attaching'shank of the ball head I member from the socket, there being a longitudinal slot provided in the web of the channel traversing the socket portion, and a cross-tie interconnecting the opposite side walls of the channeled end of the socket member to prevent spreading apart of the portions of the socket on opposite sides of said slot.

10. In a hinge of the character described, the combination of a ball head member comprising an attaching shank terminating in a ball head, and a sheet metal socket member comprising a flat attaching portion having one end-.formedto I of the channel.

portion of the channel-shaped end being further formed to provide a spheroidal. socket receiving the-aforesaid ball head, thesocket-beingopen on the open side of the channel formation for projection of the attaching shank of the ball head member from the socket, there being a ,longitudinal slot provided in the web of the channel traversing the socket portion, the opposite sides of thechannel portion being depressed inwardly toward each other behind the socket and adjacent theinner end of said solt, and a cross-tie interconnecting the opposite side walls of that portion '11. In.a.hinge of I combination of a ball head member comprising an attaching shank terminating in a ball head,

and. a sheet metal socket member comprising a flat attaching portion having one end formed to a Substantially channel-shaped cross-section, a portion of the channel-shaped end being further formed to provide a spheroidal socket receiving the aforesaid, ball head, the socket being open on the open side of the channel formation for projection of the attaching shank of the ball head member from the socket, there being a longitudinal slot provided in the web of the channel traversing thesocket portion, the ball head having a diametrical hole provided therein substantially at right angles to the attaching shank, and a fastener extending through said hole with ample clearance with relation to the Walls thereof and interconnecting the two ralves of the socket on opposite sides of said slot to prevent spreading apart thereof.

12. In a ball-andsocket hinge of the character described, a ball head member comprising an attaching shank terminating in a ball head, and

a socket member comprising a relatively thick main sheet metal body member formed to provide a flat attaching shank portion, one end of which is formed to inverted substantially channelshaped cross-section, a portion of which is further formed to provide a spheroidal socket receiving the aforesaid ball hear, the socket being open on the lower side corresponding to the open side of the channel for downward projection from the socket of the attaching shank of the ball head member, attaching studs projecting from the one face of the attaching shank portion having heads protruding on the opposite face of said shank portion, and a relatively thin sheet metal cover disposed in spaced relation to said stud heads and conformed only generally'to the shape of said body member and formed to a substantially channel-shaped cross-section throughout to enclose said body member and conceal said stud heads, the edges of said cover being suitably secured to the edges of the body member. H

13. In a hinge of the character described, the combination of a ball head membercomprising an attaching shank terminating in an elbow portion having .a ball head on the end thereof, a socket member comprising an attaching shank portion in substantially right angle relation tothe attaching shank portion of the ball head member on the side remote from the ball head and having an end portion extending over and in the same direction as the elbow portion of the ball head member.

terminating in a socket wherein the ball head is received with a swivel fit.

14.1n an automobile having a transversely curved body portion and a lid to be hingedly mounted thereon and having a corresponding transverse curvature on the outside thereof, a

the character described, the

pair of ball-.and-socket hinges hingedly mounting the lid on the body portion deck, the hinges being exteriorly mounted on the body portion and each comprising a socket member affixed to the outside of the lid and projecting from the edge of the lid over the body portion and terminating in a socket portion, and a gooseneck member secured to and extending upwardly from the'body portion with a gooseneck formation on the upper end relation to the rest'of the gooseneck member and remote with respect to the lid, the socket portion of the socket member being formed to enclose the top, front, and opposite sides of the ball head and to receive the ball head with a swivel fit, the interfitting ball and socket of each hinge determining a point of suspension for the lid, whereby said lid is free to swing about a substantially horizontal straight line through the centers of the ball heads as an axis.

15. A hinge suitable for a liftable closure comprising a gooseneck member adapted to be affixed to a support next to a closure and having a gooseneck portion extending away from the closure and terminating in a ball head above and in closely spaced relation to the top of saidsupport, and a socket member comprising an attaching portion adapted to be secured on top of said closure and a socket portion extending from one end thereof and enclosing the top and sides of the attaching shank terminating in an angular goose-' neck portion having a ball head on the upper end thereof terminating in a ball head forwardly in:10

thereof, and a socket member in substantially right-angle relation to said attaching shank comprising a sheet metal body member formed to provide a fiat attaching shank portion, one end of which is bent to conform, generally to the form v of the gooseneck portion of the gooseneck member and terminates in a bifurcated half-socket portion fitting under the ball head With the goose- -neck portion extending through the slot of the bifurcated half-socket portion, and an auxiliary sheet metal body member superimposed on the first body member and extending from the shank portion over the end portion of the first-mentioned body member and formed at the end thereof with a complemental half-socket portion, fitting over the top of the ball head to retain, the same in the first-mentioned half-socket with a swivel fit, the socket provided between said sheet metal body members. being so formed in relation to said ball head and its attaching shank to permit relative pivotal movement between said gooseneck and socket members substantially to coextensive relation and means securing the two body members together. I

17. A hinge of the character described comprisinga gooseneck member having an attaching shank terminating in an angular gooseneck portion having a ball head on the end thereof, and a socket member comprising a sheet metal body member formed to provide a flat attaching shank portion, one end of which is bent to conform generally to the form of the gooseneck portion of the gooseneck member and terminates in a bifurcated half-socket portion fitting under the ball head with the gooseneck portion extending through the slot of the bifurcated half-socket portion, and anauxiliary sheet metal body member superimposed on the first body member and extending from the shank portion over the end portion of the first-mentioned body member and formed at the end thereof with a complemental half-socket portion fitting over the top of the ball head to retain the same in the first-mentioned half-socket with aswivel fit, means securing the two body members together, the two sheet metal body members being of relatively thick sheet metal, and a relatively thin sheet metal cover disposed throughout the major portion thereof in spaced relation to and conformed only generally to the shape of said body members and formed to a substantially channel-shaped cross-section throughout so that the lateral portions of the channel are adapted to engage the marginal portions of said body members, the edges of said cover being suitably secured to the edges of the body members.

18. A deck hinge for hingedly connecting an exteriorly transversely curved lid to an exteriorly transversely curved deck portion on an automobile, said hinge comprising a ball head member adapted to be mounted on the outside of the deck portion, and a socket member adapted to be mounted on the outside of the lid, the ball head member comprising an'attaching shank terminating in a ball head, and means for securing the attaching shank to a deck portion in substantially right-angle relation thereto with the ball head in spaced relation to the outside of the deck portion, and the socket member comprising an attaching shank terminating in a socket portion receiving said ball head with a swivel fit, said socket member having a slot provided in one end thereof opening into the socket portion through socket member-to the outf 19. A hinge as set forth invclaim 18, wherein the slot in the socket member is wider than the attaching shank of the ball head member to allow for difference in transverse curvature of the lid and deck portion.

20. A hinge suitable for a liftable closure comprising a ball head member adapted to beaflixed to a support next to the closure with theball head disposed in elevated relation to the top of the support, a socket member comprising an attaching portion adapted to be secured on top of said closure and asocket portion extending from one end thereof andwenclosing the'topand'sides of the ball head, theball head having a swivel fit in the socket portion, the'ball head member having a threaded shank portion adapted-to receive a nut threaded thereon from below the support when the shank portion is extended through an opening in said support, said shank portion having a shoulder thereon above vthe support, and a guard having an attaching portion fitting on the shank under said shoulder so as to be clamped on said support in the fastening of the ball head member by said nut, said guard having a portion extending upwardly from said support and partially enclosing the socket end of the socket member.

SETH B. ATWOOD,

- CERTIFICATEOF CORRECTION. Patent .119. 2,200,2 5. May 1;, 19).;0. SE'IHSB. ATNOOD.

' It is hereby certified that error appears in the ppinted specification of the above humbered patent requiringhorrectienas fel ioWs Pagejl sec:

,ond column, line 28,- elaim'h for "portion"-'read --portions page 5, first column, liriej 12, claim 10 for "salt" read s1ot--;- line 55,- claini ll','fqr' "ralves" read -r-ha1vesline'lpj, claim-i2, for "heat" read -head; same page, second column, line 2, claim'lh, strike out the werd "deck"; that the said Letters Pater 1t sheuldbe read with this correction therein that the same may conforni to the reeord of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 9th day of July, A.- D. 191mg Hehry van Arsdale, l Acting Commissioner of Patents. 

